Women's 100 Metres

IAAF Continental Cup 2014 • Biographical Summaries

Women’s 100 Metres Sep 13 / 20:40

2014 World Best: 10.80 Tori Bowie USA Monaco 18 Jul 14 Meeting Record: 10.65 Marion Jones USA Johannesburg 12 Sep 98

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best

2, 132 BREEN Melissa APA / Australia 23y 361d 1990 11.11 11.11 -14 Oceanian record holder at 100m // 200 pb: 23.12 -13 (23.37 -14). sf WJC 100 2008; 1 Paciﬁc Schools Games 100 2008; 8 WSG 100 2009; 8 IAAF Continental Cup 100 2010; sf COM 100 2010/2014; ht OLY 100 2012; ht WCH 100/200 2013. 1 Australian 100/200 2012 (1 100 2010). Coach-Matt Beckenham In 2014: 1 Canberra 100 (Jan 16); 1 Canberra 100 (Jan 24); 1 Canberra 200 (Feb 1); 1 Canberra 100 (Feb 9 – 11.11, breaking the Oceanian record of Melinda Gainsford which had stood since 1994); 1 Perth Classic 100; 2 Melbourne Classic 100; 2 Australian 100 (5 200); 1 Hiroshima 100; 2 Fukuroi 200; 1 Mito 100; 2 Tokyo 100; 1 Canberra 100/200 (Jun 15); 1 Canberra 100 (Jun 29); 1 Oordegem Buyle 100; 5 Glasgow Diamond 100 ‘B’; 5sf COM 100

3, 115 CAMPBELL-BROWN Veronica AME / Jamaica 32y 121d 1982 10.86 10.76 -11 Seven medals across four Olympic Games including three golds // 200 pb: 21.74 -08 (22.30w, 22.94 -14). 2 OLY 4x100 2000; 1 WJC 100/200 2000 (2 4x100); 2 COM 100/4x100 2002; 1 OLY 200/4x100 2004 (3 100); 2 WCH 100/4x100 2005 (4 200); 2 COM 200 2006; 1 WCH 100 2007 (2 200/4x100); 1 OLY 200 2008; 2 WCH 200 2009 (4 100); 1 WIC 60 2010; 1 WCH 200 2011 (2 100/4x100); 3 OLY 100 2012 (4 200, 2 4x100); 5 WIC 60 2014; 2 COM 100 2014 (1 4x100). 1 Jamaican 100 2002/2004/2005/2007 (1 200 2004/2005/2007). Studied Marketing & Management at the University of Arkansas. Married Omar Brown (2006 Commonwealth Champion at 200m) on November 3, 2007 In 2014: 5 WIC 60; 4 George Town 100; 1 Clermont FL 200 (May 10); 5 Shanghai Diamond 200; 1 Beijing World Challenge 100; 1 Montverde 200; 1 Jamaican 100; 6 Lucerne 200; 2 Monaco Diamond 100; 2 COM 100 (1 4x100); 1 Zurich Diamond 100 (won Diamond Race, so she has a wildcard for Beijing 2015)

4, 110 TA LOU Marie Josée AFR / Ivory Coast 25y 298d 1988 11.20 11.20 -14 (aka Marie Josée Lou Gonerie) // 200 pb: 22.87 -14. 8 WSG 200 2013; 2 African Champs 200/4x100 (3 100) In 2014: 1 Bamako 100; 1 Abidjan 200 (2 100); 1 Elancourt 200; 1 Montgeron 100; 1 Blois 200; 2 La Chaux-de-Fonds 100/200; 3 Montreuil 100; 1 French 200 (5 100); 2 African Champs 200/4x100 (3 100)

5, 221 SCHIPPERS Dafne EUR / Netherlands 22y 89d 1992 11.03 11.03 -14 New European Champion at both sprints, but also high world class at Heptathlon & long jump pbs in Heptathlon events: 100H: 13.13; HJ: 1.80; SP: 14.19; 200: 22.03 (2014); LJ: 6.78; JT: 41.47; 800: 2:08.59. Heptathlon pb: 6545 -14 1 WJC 2010 (3 4x100); 1 EJC 2011 (2009-4); sf WCH 200 2011; 5 ECH 200 2012 (2 4x100); 11 OLY Heptathlon 2012; 4 EIC 60 2013 (2011-sf); 1 under-23 ECH 100 2013; 3 WCH heptathlon 2013; sf WIC 60 2014; 1 ETCh 200/4x100 2014. 1 Dutch 100 2011/2012 & indoor 60 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014. Coach- Bart Bennema. 1.78/62kg. She says – “I think I run so fast because I train for Heptathlon” In 2014: 1 Dutch indoor 60/LJ; 4sf WIC 60; 1 Hoorn 100/200; 3 Götzis Heptathlon (Dutch record 6545); 7 Hengelo 100; 1 ETCh 4x100 race 1 (1st overall); 1 ETCh 200 race 2 (1st overall); 5 Lausanne Diamond 100 (then ran second leg for sprint relay team which set Dutch record 42.40); 1 Glasgow Diamond 100 ‘B’/200 (Dutch records 11.03/22.34 in one session); 1 Dutch 100/LJ (Dutch record 6.78); 1 ECH 100/200 (22.03 in cold/wet); 4 Zurich Diamond 100; 3 Brussels Diamond 200

6, 208 SAFRONOVA Olga APA / Kazakhstan 22y 312d 1991 11.23 11.12 -12 (Née Bludova). Kazakh record holder at 100m & 200m // 200 pb: 22.85 -14. ht WJC 100/200 2008; 3 Asian junior 100 2010; 4 Asian Champs 200 2011 (7 100); ht WCH 100 2011; sf OLY 100 2012; 7 WSG 100 2013; ht WCH 200 2013; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60 2013 (2010-3) In 2014: 2 Asian Indoor Champs 60; 5ht WIC 60; 1 Bishkek 100/200; 1 Almaty 100; 1 Kazakh 200

7, 119 AHYE Michelle Lee AME / Trinidad & Tobago 22y 155d 1992 10.85 10.85 -14 (Ahye is pronounced like Eye - E, therefore rhyming with Bayi as in Filbert Bayi) 200 pb: 22.77 -14. 1 Carifta Games under-17 100/200 2007; sf World Youth 100 2007; sf WCH 100 2011; sf OLY 100 2012; 6 WIC 60 2014. Her mother Raquel was an athlete and Michelle Lee’s great great grandfather on her mother’s side was Chinese. Coach-Eric Francis She has 12 tattoos including “smile now, cry later” on her left arm In 2014: 6 WIC 60; 1 San Marcos 100; 1 Texas Relays 100; 1 Pointe-a-Pierre 100; 1 Austin Texas Invitational 200; 1 Baie Mahault 100; 1 Ponce 100; 3 IAAF Relays 4x100 (dnf 4x200); 1 Trinidadian 100/200; 1 Lausanne Diamond 100; 1 Montreuil 100; 1 Glasgow Diamond 100; 1 Lucerne 100/200 (she pulled up clutching her leg after that ﬁnal race, the Lucerne 200m – “Hey everyone I'm ok it's nothing serious was jus a cramp...” she then tweeted); 2ht COM 100 with leg strapped, then withdrew from semi-ﬁnals

8, 106 ASUMNU Gloria AFR / Nigeria 29y 114d 1985 11.15 11.03 -08 2012 African Champion at 200m // 200 pb: 22.70 -07 (23.09 -14). 3 African Games 100 2011 (5 200); 6 WIC 60 2012 (2014-7); sf OLY 100 2012 (ht 200, 4 4x100); 1 African Champs 200 2012 (3 100); sf WCH 100 2013; 8 COM 100 2014 (2 4x100); 4 African Champs 100 2014 (5 200, 1 4x100). Holds dual citizenship with Nigeria and the USA and having expressed an interest in competing for Nigeria she was immediately cleared to do so by the IAAF (on August 30, 2011) as she never had competed internationally for the USA In 2014: 7 WIC 60; 3 San Marcos 100; 6 Mt SAC Relays 100; 3 Houston 200; 6 Ponce 100; 4 IAAF Relays 4x100; 6 Houston 200; 9 New York Diamond 100; 2 Nigerian 100/200; 4 Padua 100; 5 Székesfehérvár 100; 1 Kortrijk 100 ; 4 Linz Gugl 100; 2 Liège 100; 1 Heusden 100/200; 8 COM 100 (2 4x100); 4 African Champs 100 (5 200, 1 4x100)

9, 192 SOUMARE Myriam EUR / France 27y 319d 1986 11.03 11.03 -14 Surprise winner of 2010 European 200m title when she progressed from 23.01 to 22.32 from lane 8. Three more European medals from Zurich 2014 200 pb: 22.11 -14. 400 pb: 52.83 -14. 3 under-23 ECH 100 2007; 2 Mediterranean Games 100 2009; qf WCH 100 2009; 8 WIC 60 2010; 1 ECH 200 2010 (2 4x100, 3 100); 3 ECH 200 2012; 7 OLY 200 2012 (sf 100); 2 EIC 60 2013 (2011-7); 2 ETCh 100/200 2013; sf WCH 100/200 2013; 1 ETCh 100 2014; 2 ECH 100/4x100 2014 (3 200). 1 French 100 2009/2012/2013, 200 2011/2012/2013 & indoor 60 2010/2011/2012/2013. Parents from Mauritania. Coach-Olivier Darnal (since 2004) In 2014: 1 St-Denis-Réunion 200 (2 400); 1 Montgeron (2 100); 1 Tremblay-en-France 200; 5 Hengelo 100; 1 Oslo Diamond 100 (3 200); 3 Ostrava Golden Spike 200; 1 ETCh 100 race 2 (1st overall); 4 Paris Diamond 200; 1 French 100; 7 Monaco Diamond 100; 2 ECH 100/4x100 (3 200); 2 Birmingham Diamond 100; dq Zurich Diamond 100; 1 DécaNation 100; 1 Zagreb 200; 2 Brussels Diamond 200 (pb 22.11 close behind Allyson Felix)

Women’s 400 Metres Sep 13 / 20:10

2014 World Best: 49.48 Francena McCorory USA Sacramento 28 Jun 14 Meeting Record: 47.60 Marita Koch GDR Canberra 6 Oct 85

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best

1, 226 JONES Louise APA / New Zealand 29y 40d 1985 53.29 53.29 -14 New Zealand Champion at 200m & 400m in 2014 // 200 pb: 24.28 -14. ht World Youth 200 2001. 1 New Zealand 400 2011/2014 (1 200 2014) In 2014: 2 Wanganui 200; 1 Wellington 400; 2 Hamilton 200; 1 Auckland 200/400; 1 New Zealand 200/400; 4 Australian 400; 2 Gold Coast 200; 4 Loughborough European Permit 200 (5 100 ‘B’); 6ht COM 4x400 (anchored team to New Zealand record 3:34.62)

2, 111 WILLIAMS-MILLS Novlene AME / Jamaica 32y 140d 1982 50.05 49.63 -06 8x Jamaican Champion // 6 Pan-Am Games 2003; 3 OLY 4x400 2004/2008/2012 2 WCH 4x400 2005; 5 WIC 2006 (2010-dnf ﬁnal); 3 COM 2006; 3 WCH 2007 (2 4x400); 4 WCH 2009 (2 4x400); 8 WCH 2011 (2 4x400); 5 OLY 2012; 8 WCH 2013. 1 Jamaican 2006/2007/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014. Studied Recreation at the University of Florida In 2014: 3 Kingston Jamaica Invitational; 1 George Town; 1 Shanghai Diamond; 2 IAAF Relays 4x400 (49.8 split to run down Sanya Richards-Ross); 1 Eugene Diamond; 1 Oslo Diamond; 1 Jamaican; 3 Paris Diamond; 3 Glasgow Diamond; 2 COM (1 4x400); 1 COM 4x400; 1 Stockholm Diamond; 3 Brussels Diamond (won Diamond Race)

3, 101 ABUGAN Sade AFR / Nigeria 23y 270d 1990 51.21 50.89 -08 (Sade pronounced “Shar-Day” like the singer of ‘Smooth Operator’, shortened from Folasade). 2014 African Champion 3 COM 4x400 2006; 2 WJC 4x400 2006; 3 African Games 2007; 1 WJC 2008 (2006-8); sf OLY 2008; 1 African Junior 2009; sf WCH 2009 (ht 2007); 6 WIC 4x400 2014; 5 COM 2014 (2 4x400); 1 African Champs 2014 (2008-2, 2010-3). 1 Nigerian 2008/2009/2010/2014; 1 African Champs 4x400 2014. Two-year doping suspension 2010-2012, she was stripped of the silver she won behind Amantle Montsho at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and and Nigeria lost their relay silvers from the same event In 2014: 6 WIC 4x400; 2 Lake Charles LA 200; 3 IAAF Relays 4x400; 2 Warri; 1 Nigerian; 1 Loughborough European Permit; 5 COM (2 4x400); 1 African Champs 400/4x400

4, 179 GRENOT Libania EUR / Italy 31y 63d 1983 50.55 50.30 -09 Full name-Libania Grenot Martinez Scafetti New European Champion // 200 pb: 22.45w, 22.85 -12. 5 World Youth 400 99; 4 Pan-Am Games 400 2003; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 400 2005; sf OLY 400 2008/2012; 1 ETCh 400 2009; 1 Mediterranean Games 400 2009; sf WCH 400 2009/2013 (2005-ht); 6 IAAF Continental Cup 400 2010; 4 ETCh 200/400 2013/2014; 1 ECH 400 2014 (2010-4, 2012-6). 1 Cuban 400 2003/2004/2005. 1 Italian 2009/2010/2014 & 200 2012. Coached in Florida by Loren Seagrave Last competed for Cuba at the 2005 World Championships, married an Italian man (now separated) and moved to Italy in 2006, obtained Italian citizenship on March 18, 2011 and declared eligible for Italy by the IAAF from that date In 2014: 6 Baie Mahault; 4 Atlanta ATL; 6 IAAF Relays 4x400; 8 Eugene Diamond; 4 Oslo Diamond; 4 ETCh race 2 (4th overall); 1 Padua; 1 Italian; 1 ECH; 2 Rovereto; 5 Brussels Diamond

5, 122 RUBIE Anneliese APA / Australia 22y 143d 1992 52.35 52.35 -14 200 pb: 23.54 -13 (23.65 -14). sf WJC 2010; sf COM 2014. 2 Australian 400 2014 (3 200). Coach-John Atterton In 2014: 1 Sydney 400 (Jan 11); 2 Newcastle 400; 2 Sydney 200 (Feb 1); 2 Canberra 200; 1 New South Wales State 400 (2 200); 2 Sydney Classic 400; 2 Australian 400 (3 200); 1 IAAF Relays 4x400 ‘B’; 2 Oordegem Buyle 400; 3 Kortrijk 400; 1 Loughborough European Permit 200; 4sf COM (4 4x400)

6, 112 MCCORORY Francena AME / United States 25y 327d 1988 49.48 49.48 -14 2014 World Indoor Champion. Sixth at Moscow 2013 when she led at 200m 200 pb: 22.92 -10. 4 WCH 2011 (1 4x400); 7 OLY 2012 (1 4x400); 6 WCH 2013 (2 4x400 – almost caught Russia with her split of 49.25); 1 WIC 400/4x400 2014. 1 NCAA 2010 & indoors 2009/2010. US indoor record holder (50.54 in 2010 to break the record which had stood to for 19 years to Diane Dixon). Psychology graduate from Hampton University in Virginia In 2014: 1 Glasgow International indoors; 1 US indoor; 1 WIC 400/4x400; 1 Baltimore; 1 Kingston Jamaica Invitational; 4 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Eugene Diamond; 1 New York Diamond; 1 US; 1 Edmonton Classic; 1 Glasgow Diamond; 3 Stockholm Diamond; 1 DécaNation; 7 Brussels Diamond

7, 105 MUPOPO Kabange AFR / Zambia 21y 356d 1992 51.21 51.21 -14 International footballer who clocked 53.44 in her international athletics début in Mauritius in April 2014, then improved to 51.67 with her next race, then 51.54 / 51.21 at the African Championships 200 pb: 23.48 -14. sf COM 2014; 2 African Champs 2014. She is captain of Zambia women’s national football team. In October her team will play in the African Championships in Namibia (their first ever major tournament), having qualified by defeating Tanzania and Zimbabwe earlier in 2014 (It’s a big deal for them as the first three teams will qualify for next year’s FIFA World Cup in Canada) In 2014: 1 Bambous; 2 La Chaux-de-Fonds; 3 Bulle 200; 2 Lucerne; 6sf COM; 2 African Champs

8, 181 ZEMLYAK Olga EUR / Ukraine 24y 240d 1990 51.07 51.10 -14 Two European silver medals in 2014 // 4 World Youth 2007; sf WJC 2008 (2 4x400); 4 ECH 2012 (1 4x400); 4 OLY 4x400 2012; ht EIC 2013; 3 ETCh 2014 (2013-6); 2 ECH 400/4x400 2014. 1 Ukrainian indoor 2013. Failed doping control test at 2009 European Junior Championships, where she had ran ﬁrst leg for the team which had apparently won gold at 4x400m; the medals instead went to Russia and she served a two-year suspension to 2011 In 2014: 1 Kiev 100/200; 1 Ukrainian Teams; 1 Moscow Challenge; 3 ETCh race 2 (3rd overall); 1 Tomblaine; 5 Paris Diamond; 2 ECH 400/4x400; 5 Rovereto; 4 Brussels Diamond; 3 Rieti

Women’s 800 Metres Sep 13 / 19:55

2014 World Best: 1:57.67 Ajee' Wilson USA Monaco 18 Jul 14 (If this stands it will be the slowest world lead since 1975) Meeting Record: 1:54.44 Ana Quirot AME Barcelona 9 Sep 89

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best

1, 174 ASSEFA Tigist AFR / Ethiopia 17y 283d 1996 1:59.24 1:59.24 -14 400 pb: 54.05 -12. 4 African Champs 2014. 1 Ethiopian junior 2013 In 2014: 2 Bellinzona; 2 Tomblaine; 3 Lausanne Diamond; 4 African Champs; 1 Berlin ISTAF

2, 196 SHARP Lynsey EUR / Great Britain & NI 24y 64d 1990 1:58.80 1:58.80 -14 Commonwealth Games & European Championship silvers in August 2014 400 pb: 54.74 -12. sf World Youth 2007; 3 Commonwealth Youth Games 2008; 2 under-23 ECH 2011; 1 ECH 2012 (2014-2); sf OLY 2012; 2 COM 2014. 1 UK under-23 2011; 1 UK 2012/2014. Father-Cameron Sharp (2 ECH 200 1982), mother-Carol Lightfoot (1 Scottish 800 1979, ht COM 800 1982). Coach- Rana Reider In 2014: 8 Bloomington; 1 Watford BMC ‘B’ (May 17); 1 Lokeren; 1 Manchester SportCity BMC; 4 Hengelo; 1 UK; 5 Lausanne Diamond; 6 Glasgow Diamond; 1 Madrid; 2 COM; 2 ECH; 1 Birmingham Diamond; 2 Brussels Diamond; 2 Great North CityGames

3, 203 LUKA Tintu APA / India 25y 140d 1989 2:00.56 1:59.17 -10 Indian record holder, set in the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup where she ran from the front (58.04 at the bell) 400 pb: 53.22 -10. sf WJC 2008; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 6 COM 2010 (2014-sf); 3 Asian Games 2010; 3 Asian Champs 2011/2013; sf WCH 2011; sf OLY 2012. 1 Indian 2009/2010. Coach-P. T. Usha (4 OLY 400H 1984), she is a member of the Usha School of Athletics in Kerala. she was brought there after her uncle saw an advertisement in the newspaper. 1.62 tall In 2014: 6 Doha Diamond; 2 Indian Inter-State 400/800; 7sf COM

4, 256 WILSON Ajee’ AME / United States 20y 128d 1994 1:57.67 1:57.67 -14 (Ajee’ is pronounced “ahh-jay” – she was named after a brand of perfume) 1500 pb: 4:12.10 -14. 1 World Youth 2011; 1 WJC 2012 (2010-5); 6 WCH 2013; ht WIC 2014. 1 US 2014 (1 indoor 2013/2014). Student of Kinesiology at Temple University, Philadelphia. Her older sister Jade Wilson is a 59.90 400m hurdler. She has a yellow belt in the Japanese martial art of Aikido In 2014: 1 US indoor; 4ht WIC; 1 Princeton (Apr 5); 1 Chester PA 400 (pb 53.63); 1 Princeton (Apr 18); 1 IAAF Relays 4x800; 3 Rome Diamond; 2 Oslo Diamond; 1 US; 1 Glasgow Diamond; 1 Monaco Diamond; 1 Saline; 6 Birmingham Diamond; 9 Brussels Diamond

5, 212 SUM Eunice AFR / Kenya 26y 10d 1988 1:57.92 1:57.38 -13 Full name-Eunice Jepkoech Sum. Reigning World, African & Commonwealth Games Champion 1500 pb: 4:01.54 -14. ht OLY 1500 2012; 1 WCH 800 2013 (2011-sf); 1 COM 800 2014; 1 African Champs 800 2014 (2012-2). 1 Kenyan 800 2012/2014 In 2014: 1 Sydney Classic 800; 1 Melbourne Classic 800; 2 IAAF Relays 4x800; 6 Eugene Diamond 1500; 1 Rome Diamond 800; 1 Kenyan 800; 1 Oslo Diamond 800; 1 Lausanne Diamond 800; 2 Monaco Diamond 800; 1 COM 800; 1 African Champs 800; 2 Birmingham Diamond 800; 11 Zurich Diamond 1500; 3 Brussels Diamond 800

6, 142 ARZAMASOVA Marina EUR / Belarus 26y 270d 1987 1:58.15 1:58.15 -14 (Née Katovich). 2014 European Champion at 800m; her late mother won the same honour at 1500m in 1986 1500 pb: 4:15.99 -12. 400 pb: 53.56 -12. ht WJC 2006; 4 ETCh 2011/2013; 1 World Military Games 2011; sf WCH 2011/2013; ht OLY 2012; 3 EIC 2013; 3 WIC 2014 (2012-ht); 1 ECH 2014 (2012-3). 1 Belarusian 2008 & 1500 2012. Mother-Ravilya Agletdinova BLR (1 ECH 1500 86), father-Aleksandr Katovich UKR (2 EIC HJ 1985), coach-Natalya Dukhnova (1 EIC 800 94) In 2014: 1 Belarusian indoor; 3 WIC; 2 Belarusian Cup 400; 7 Rome Diamond; 1 Marrakech; 2 Moscow Challenge; 2 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 ETCh 1st League; 7 Lausanne Diamond; 1 ECH; 3 Berlin ISTAF; 4 Brussels Diamond; 4 Rieti

7, 227 SMIT Angela APA / New Zealand 23y 28d 1991 2:00.59 2:00.03 -13 3x New Zealand Champion at 800m and so near to sub-2 for that distance Mile pb: 4:43.66 -14. 1500 pb: 4:11.72 -13 (4:13.94 -14). 400 pb: 54.39 -14. sf WJC 2008/2010; 4 WSG 2013 (5 1500); ht WCH 2013; 5 COM 2014. 1 New Zealand 2012/2013/2014 (1 1500 2014) In 2014: 1 Hastings; 1 Wanganui Mile; 2 Hamilton 1500; 3 Adelaide Classic; 1 Timaru 400/800/1500; 2 Auckland 1500; 1 New Zealand/1500; 2 Bilbao; 2 Cork City Sports; 1 Stretford BMC; 1 Cardiff Welsh International; 5 COM; 8 Birmingham Diamond; 10 Great North CityGames Mile

8, 169 DIAGO Sahily AME / Cuba 19y 18d 1995 1:57.74 1:57.74 -14 2014 World junior silver // sf World Youth 2011; 2 WJC 2014 In 2014: 2 Cuban (3 400); 1 Havana (May 9); 1 Havana Barrientos (1:57.74, 8th on world junior all-time list); 2 Rome Diamond; 8 Hengelo; 2 WJC; 2 Pan- American Sports Festival

Women’s 3000 Metres Sep 13 / 21:20

2014 World Best: 8:20.68 Hellen Obiri KEN Doha 9 May 14 Meeting Record: 8:33.78 Tirunesh Dibaba AFR Athens 16 Sep 06

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best

1, 207 MORI Yuika APA / Japan 26y 231d 1988 9:05.57 9:05.57 -14 5000 pb: 15:25.58 -14. 10,000 pb: 32:44.31 -14. 2 Japanese Universities 1500 2009 In 2014: 2 Yamaguchi 10K; 1 Hyogo Relays 5000; 5 Hiroshima 5000; 14 Stanford 5000; 2 East Japan Regional 3000; 7 Japanese 5000; 6 Cork City Sports 3000; 3 Lucerne 5000; 10 Madrid 3000

2, 155 O’CONNELL Jessica AME / Canada 25y 215d 1989 8:54.87 8:54.87 -14 5000 pb: 15:13.21 -14. ht WJC 1500 2008; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean under-23 5000 2010 (2 1500); 10 COM 5000 2014. 1 Canadian 5000 2014. Coach-Mike van Tighem In 2014: 4 North/Central American & Caribbean XC; 4 Mt SAC Relays 5000; 7 Stanford 5000; 2 Halifax 1500; 1 Canadian 5000; 4 Burnaby Jerome Mile; 1 Ghent 3000; 10 COM 5000

3, 177 DIBABA Genzebe AFR / Ethiopia 23y 217d 1991 8:26.21 8:26.21 -14 Full name-Genzebe Dibaba Keneni. Stunning new world indoor records at 1500m & 3000m in 2014, but not at the same level outdoors 8:16.60i -14. 1500 pb: 3:55.17i -14, 3:57.54 -13 (4:01.00 -14). 5000 pb: 14:34.99 -14. She has run a 400m time trial in 53 seconds. 2 WJC 5000 2008; 8 WCH 5000 2009/2011; 1 WJC 5000 2010; 1 WIC 1500 2012; ht OLY 1500 2012 (hamstring injury); 8 WCH 1500 2013; 2 African Champs 5000 2014. At WXC: 2007-5J, 2008-1J, 2009-1J, 2010-11J, 2011-9. Coach-Jama Aden Younger sister of Ejegayehu (2 OLY 10,000 2004) and Tirunesh (multi Olympic/World Champion) In 2014: 1 Karlsruhe indoor (world record 3:55.17, the world’s fastest since 1997); 1 Stockholm XL Galan 3000 indoor (world record 8:16.60, only the incredible Chinese marks of 1993 have been quicker); 1 Birmingham 2M indoor (world best 9:00.48 after passing 3000m in 8:24.85); 1ht WIC 3000; 1 WIC 3000; 6 Doha Diamond 3000; 1 Rome Diamond 5000; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike 2000; 1 Sollentuna 2000; 2 Lausanne Diamond 3000; 1 Monaco Diamond 5000; 1 London ‘Anniversary’ Road Mile; 2 African Champs 5000; 2 Stockholm Diamond 1500; 4 Birmingham Diamond 2M; 3 Brussels Diamond 3000

4, 238 BAHTA Meraf EUR / Sweden 25y 81d 1989 8:57.06 8:57.06 -14 Full name-Meraf Bahta Ogbagaber New European Champion at 5000m // 5000 pb: 14:59.49 -14. 1500 pb: 4:01.34 -14. 5 WJC 1500 2006; 7 African Games 5000 2007 (9 1500); 1 ETCh 5000 2014. At WXC: 2005-32J, 2006-12J, 2007-6J, 2008-43 Formerly Eritrea. She ﬂed via Spain to Sweden in 2009 and resisted deportation with the help of the Swedish athletics authorities Resident in Sweden since August 18, 2010, acquired Swedish citizenship on January 14, 2014 and cleared by the IAAF to represent Sweden from that date In 2014: 1 Swedish indoor 3000; 1 Mt SAC Relays 5000; 2 Stanford 5000; 3 Hengelo 1500; 1 Dessau 1500; 1 Gothenburg Folksam 1500; 1 ETCh 5000; 9 Lausanne Diamond 3000; 6 Glasgow Diamond 1500; 1 Heusden 1500; 1 ECH 5000; 7 Stockholm Diamond 1500; 5 Zurich Diamond 1500; 1 FIN v SWE 1500

5, 145 BELETE Mimi APA / Bahrain 26y 95d 1988 8:30.00 8:30.00 -14 TRANSFEREE – Ethiopian origin, now resident in Belgium with her younger sister Almensch Belete, who is also a world-class distance runner 2010 Asian Games Champion at 5000m 1500 pb: 4:00.08 -14. 5000 pb: 15:15.59 -11. 2 Asian XC 2009; 2 Asian Indoor Games 1500 2009; 4 IAAF Continental Cup 1500 2010; 1 Asian Games 5000 2010 (3 1500); 7 WCH 1500 2011 (2009/2013-sf); sf OLY 1500 2012; 2 Asian Champs 1500 2013 (2009-6); ht WIC 1500 2014. At WXC: 2009-28. Her younger sister Almensch Belete (5 EIC 3000 2013 for Belgium) In 2014: 3ht WIC 1500; 8 Doha Diamond 3000; 5 Shanghai Diamond 1500; 3 Eugene Diamond 2M; 12 Hengelo 1500; 7 Paris Diamond 1500; 11 Monaco Diamond 5000; 7 Zurich Diamond 1500; 12 Brussels Diamond 3000

6, 248 GRUNEWALD Gabe AME / United States 28y 80d 1986 8:52.39 8:42.64 -13 (Née Anderson, her full ﬁrst name is Gabriele) // 5000 pb: 15:33.64 -14. 1500 pb: 4:01.48 -13 (4:05.22 -12). 800 pb: 2:01.38 -13 (2:02.01 -14). 10 WIC 3000 2014. 2 NCAA 1500 2010; 4 US 1500 2012 (2013-11); 1 US indoor 3000 2014. She has twice (in 2009 & 2011) come back from battles with cancer and was told she would not be able to run again In 2014: 6 Boston New Balance 2M indoors; 1 US indoor 3000 (she was controversially disqualiﬁed after having allegedly impeded fourth-placed Jordan Hasey, but then reinstated after Hasey withdrew her protest); 10 WIC 3000; 9 Carlsbad 5K; 12 Des Moines Road Mile; 11 Drake Relays 1500; 2 Kingston Jamaica Invitational 3000; 1 Ponce 3000; 8 Eugene Diamond 800; 13 New York Diamond 1500; 5 US 1500; 1 Lignano 1500; 1 Kortrijk 1500; 5 Lucerne 5000; 3 Madrid 3000; 1 Pittsburgh Road Mile; 11 Birmingham Diamond 2M; 4 DécaNation 800; 4 Zagreb 1500; 2 Rieti 800 ‘B’

7, 210 KISA Janet AFR / Kenya 22y 191d 1992 8:32.66 8:32.66 -14 Sixth at 2013 World Cross Country Championships // 5000 pb: 14:52.59 -14. 2 COM 5000 2014; 3 African Champs 5000 2014. At WXC: 2011-5J, 2013-6. Narrowly failed to make Kenya’s 2012 Olympic team; she was ﬁfth in their Olympic Trial race over 5000m Unusually her fastest ever 3000m (8:48.10) came when she was pacing the 5000m in Oslo 2013, race won by Meseret Defar in 14:26.90 In 2014: 4 Kenyan Police XC; 5 Kenyan XC; 2 African XC; 1 Nice Half Mar; 5 Rome Diamond 5000; 2 Kenyan 5000; 1 Huelva 5000; 1 Sotteville 3000; 6 Lausanne Diamond 3000; 9 Monaco Diamond 5000; 2 COM 5000; 3 African Champs 5000; 8 Brussels Diamond 3000 (pb down from 8:48 to 8:32)

8, 220 KUIJKEN Susan EUR / Netherlands 28y 67d 1986 8:36.08 8:36.08 -14 (Kuijken pronounced “Cow-kun”). 2014 European 5000m bronze // 5000 pb: 15:04.36 -13 (15:32.82 -14). 1500 pb: 4:05.38 -13 (4:07.21 -14). 800 pb: 2:02.24 -09. 3 European Youth 1500 2003; dnf WJC 3000 2004; 2 EJC 3000 2005; 4 under-23 ECH 1500 2007; ht WCH 1500 2009; ht ECH 1500 2010; 8 WCH 5000 2013; 3 ECH 5000 2014. At WXC: 2004-71J, 2005-58J. At EXC: 2002-34J, 2004-40J, 2005-3J, 2006-16u23, 2007-dnf u23, 2008-1u23. 1 NCAA indoor 3000 2008; 1 NCAA 1500 2009; 1 Dutch 1500 2014 In 2014: 1 Perth Classic 1500; 1 Dutch 1500; 3 ECH 5000; 1 Amsterdam Flame 1000; 7 Birmingham Diamond 2M; 13 Brussels Diamond 3000

Women’s 400 Metres Hurdles Sep 13 / 19:15

2014 World Best: 53.41 Kaliese Spencer JAM Kingston 27 Jun 14 Meeting Record: 52.96 Nezha Bidouane AFR Johannesburg 11 Sep 98

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best

1, 245 CARTER Kori AME / United States 22y 101d 1992 53.84 53.21 -13 2013 US Collegiate & 2014 US Champion, but unable so far to reproduce her 53 second form outside the USA 100H pb: 12.76 -13 (13.32 -14). ht WJC 2008; 2 World Youth 100H 2009; 1 NCAA 2013; 1 US 2014. Student of human biology at Stanford University. Managed by Wes Felix (Allyson’s brother) and now coached (since March 2014) by Bobby Kersee in Los Angeles In 2014: 1 Kingston Jamaica Invitational; 4 Ponce; 2 Eugene Diamond; 1 Westwood; 1 US; 8 Monaco Diamond

2, 102 OGOEGBUNAM Amaka AFR / Nigeria 24y 194d 1990 55.46 55.46 -14 (aka Ogoebune). 2014 African silver, but with a history of disqualiﬁcations 400 pb: 52.16 -09 (53.11 -14). 100H pb: 13.52 -14. 1 African junior 200/100H/400H 2009; dq COM 2014; 2 African Champs 2014. 1 Nigerian 2008/2014 dq/sf WCH 400H 2009 on two counts, illegal hurdle clearance and then it was revealed that she’d failed a doping control test was ultimately banned for three years, 2009-2012 In 2014: 1 Ilorin 400H; 2 Akure 400 (May 10); 1 Akure 100H/400H; 1 Warri 400H; 1 Nigerian 400H (3 100H); dq COM 400H; 2 African Champs

3, 193 CHILD Eilidh EUR / Great Britain & NI 27y 205d 1987 54.39 54.22 -13 (Eilidh is pronounced “A - Lee” ). 2014 European Champion // 400 pb: 51.45i, 51.83 -13 (52.40 -14). 2 under-23 ECH 2009 (2007-5); sf WCH 2009/2011; 2 COM 2010/2014; sf OLY 2012; 2 EIC 2013 (1 4x400); 1 ETCh 2013 (2009-4, 2010/2014-2); 5 WCH 2013 (3 4x400); 3 WIC 4x400 2014’ 1 ECH 2014 (2010 -8). 1 Scottish 2004/2007/2008 & 400 2011. 1 UK 2014. Former Scottish Schools Champion at swimming. Coach-Malcolm Arnold, though she was ﬁrst taught to hurdle by her older sister Iona In 2014: 4 UK indoor 400; 3 WIC 4x400; 3 Doha Diamond; 2 Great Manchester CityGames 200H; 2 Loughborough International 400; 7 IAAF Relays 4x400; 3 Rome Diamond; 3 Oslo Diamond; 2 ETCh race 2 (2nd overall); 1 UK; 1 Glasgow Diamond; 2 COM; 1 ECH (3 4x400); 2 Birmingham Diamond; 3 Brussels Diamond; 3 Great North CityGames 500

4, 148 ADEKOYA Kemi APA / Bahrain 21y 240d 1993 54.59 54.59 -14 Full name-Oluwakemi Mujidat Adekoya TRANSFEREE – Ex-Nigeria, gained Bahraini citizenship in August 2013 and cleared by the IAAF to represent that country (and therefore Asia) from September 10, 2014 400 pb: 51.32 -14. 2 Nigerian 2012. Accountancy graduate from the University of Lagos. She divides her time between Bahrain, Bulgaria and Nigeria where her cousin Akeem Oyewolen is one of her coaches In 2014: 1 Doha Diamond (2, Kaliese Spencer – Spencer’s only defeat of the year at 400m hurdles); 2 Oslo Diamond; 3 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Soﬁa 400; 1 Székesfehérvár; 1 Linz Gugl; 6 Monaco Diamond; 4 Rovereto 400; 8 Brussels Diamond

5, 204 SPENCER Kaliese AME / Jamaica 27y 130d 1987 53.41 52.79 -11 2014 Commonwealth Games Champion // 400 pb: 50.19 -13 (51.00 -14). 800 pb: 2:03.01 -11. 1 WJC 400H 2006; 4 WCH 400H 2009/2011 (2007-sf, 2013-dq ht); 2 WIC 400/4x400 2014; 1 COM 2014. 1 Jamaican 400H 2011. Won Diamond Race in 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2014 In 2014: 2 WIC 400; 4 Kingston Jamaica Invitational 400; 2 Doha Diamond 400H; 7 Shanghai Diamond 400; 2 IAAF Relays 4x400; 1 Eugene Diamond 400H; 1 Bellinzona 400; 1 Rome Diamond 400H; 1 Oslo Diamond 400H; 1 Jamaican 400H; 1 Monaco Diamond 400H; 1 Madrid 400H; 1 COM 400H; 1 Birmingham Diamond 400H; 1 Brussels Diamond 400H (12/13 wins at 400H including heats, she lost only to Kemi Adekoya in Doha)

6, 100 NEL Wenda AFR / South Africa 26y 44d 1988 54.82 54.82 -14 (née Theron). New African Champion // 400 pb: 52.53 -14. sf World Youth 200 2005; ht WJC 100/200 2006; 5 WSG 2011; dq COM 2014; 1 African Champs 2014 (2010-7). 1 South African 2010/2011/2014 In 2014: 1 Pretoria 400; 1 North Gauteng 400/400H; 1 Sasolburg; 1 South African; 1 Potchefstroom; 1 Marrakech; 1 Huelva; 4 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Turku Paavo Nurmi Games; 4 Tomblaine; 3 Lucerne; 5 Monaco Diamond; dq COM (for illegal hurdle clearance after originally ﬁnishing sixth); 1 African Champs; 9 Brussels Diamond

7, 243 TITIMETS Hanna EUR / Ukraine 25y 192d 1989 54.56 54.56 -14 (Hanna aka Anna) 2014 European silver // 400 pb: 52.73 -11. 8 EJC 2010 2007; 4 WJC 2010 2008; 4 under-23 ECH 2010 2009; sf EIC 400 2011; 4 ETCh 2011; sf OLY 2012; 1 WSG 2013; 4 WCH 2013 (2009-ht, 2011-sf); 2 ECH 2014 (2010/2012-sf). 1 Ukrainian 2010/2011/2012/2013/2014. Attends Ternopil National Economic University In 2014: 6 Doha Diamond; 7 Rome Diamond; 3 Marrakech; 6 Oslo Diamond; 1 Tomblaine; 1 Padua; 3 Székesfehérvár; 1 Liège; 2 Madrid; 1 Ukrainian (5th time); 2 ECH; 4 Brussels Diamond

8, 120 WELLS Lauren APA / Australia 26y 40d 1988 55.69 55.08 -13 (Née Boden). Twice fourth at Commonwealth Games // 400 pb: 52.82 -12 (54.10 -14). 200 pb: 23.90 -10. LJ pb: 6.24 -05. 2 World Youth 2005 (10 LJ); sf WJC 2006; 9 WCP 2006; 5 WSG 2009; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 4 COM 2010/2014; sf WCH 2011/2013. 1 Australian 2005/2007/2008/2010/2011/2013/2014. Coach-Matt Beckenham In 2014: 1 Canberra (Jan 24); 1 Canberra (2 400) (Feb 7); 1 Western Australia State; 3 Perth Classic; 7 Sydney Classic 400; 1 Melbourne Classic; 1 Australian; 1 Canberra (Jun 1); 1 Canberra (Jun 15); 1 Oordegem Buyle; 3 Glasgow Diamond; 5 Lucerne; 4 COM

Women’s Pole Vault Sep 13 / 18:40

2014 World Best: 4.80 Fabiana Murer BRA New York 14 Jun 14 Meeting Record: 4.70 Svetlana Feofanova EUR Split 4 Sep 10

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best

1, 158 LI Ling_PV APA / China (PR of) 25y 69d 1989 4.61 4.61 -14 2013 Asian Champion // nh WJC ﬁnal 2006; dnq OLY 2008/2012; 6 WSG 2009; 1 Asian Indoor Games 2009 & Indoor Champs 2012; 2 East Asian Games 2009; dnq WIC 2010; 1 Asian Champs 2013 (2011-2); 11 WCH 2013 (2009/2011-dnq). Born-Henan Province. Coach-Zhou Tiemin. 1.80 tall In 2014: nh Beijing; 1 Kunshan; 1 Jinan

2, 258 HOLLIDAY Becky AME / United States 34y 184d 1980 4.45 4.60 -10 2003 US Collegiate Champion, representing the University of Oregon 4.58i -14. 8 WSG 2001; dnq WCH 2003/2013; 1 North/Central American & Caribbean 2007; 5 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 9 OLY 2012. 1 NCAA 2003 (2002 -3). Took up pole vault at age 16 years after a gymnastics career, she was four times a state champion in the all-around category between the ages of 12 & 16. 1.60 tall In 2014: 7 US indoor; 4 Drake Relays; nh Kingston Jamaica Invitational; nh Doha Diamond; 3 US

3, 214 DINAR Nisrine AFR / Morocco 26y 242d 1988 3.80 4.05 -06 2010 African Champion. Moroccan record holder // 8 World Youth 2005; =4 Francophone Games 2009; 1 African Champs 2010 (2006/2008-2); nh IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 2 African Champs 2014. It is not clear if her name is Nisrine Dinar or Dinar Nisrine In 2014: 4 Elancourt; 5 French Clubs; 1 Rabat; 1 Moroccan; 2 African Champs

4, 198 RYZIH Lisa EUR / Germany 25y 350d 1988 4.71 4.71 -14 (Ryzih pronounced like “Rye - sitch”) 2010 European bronze. Former World Youth & World Junior Champion 1 World Youth 2003; 1 WJC 2004 (2006-nh ﬁnal); 4 EJC 2007; 1 under-23 ECH 2009; 3 ECH 2010 (2012-7, 2014-4); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 7 EIC 2011; =6 OLY 2012; =8 WCH 2013. 1 German indoor 2011. She vaulted 3.92 at age 13, a world age best. Her older sister is Anastasija Reiberger (aka Nastja Ryjikh), who was the 1999 World Indoor Champion. Coach/father-Vladimir (PV pb 5.40), mother-Yekaterina (HJ pb 1.91). Born-Omsk, her family came to German in 1992. 1.79 tall In 2014: 3 German indoor; 2 Rome Diamond; nh New York Diamond; nh Tomblaine; 1 Rottach-Egern; 4 Monaco Diamond; 1 German; 6 Jockgrim; 4 ECH; 1 Beckum

5, 131 BOYD Alana APA / Australia 30y 125d 1984 4.65 4.76 -12 Twice Commonwealth Games Champion, she holds Commonwealth (outdoor) record dnq WCH 2007/2011; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 COM 2010/2014; 11 OLY 2012 (2008-dnq). 1 Australian 2008/2009/2103. Parents were both Commonwealth Champions: Ray Boyd (1982 PV) & Denise Robertson (1978 200m). Her siblings Jacinta and Matthew are also international athletes (Matthew competed at Glasgow 2014, but unfortunately no-heighted in the men’s pole vault). Coach/father-Ray Boyd. 1.71 tall In 2014: 1 Sippy Downs (3x); 1 Brisbane (Jan 18); 1 Melbourne; 1 Adelaide Classic; 1 Perth Classic; 1 Queensland State; 1 Sydney Classic; 1 Brisbane Classic; 2 Australian; 7 Doha Diamond; 1 Brisbane; 1 Prague; 1 Mannheim; 8 Glasgow Diamond; 6 Monaco Diamond; =2 London ‘Anniversary’; 1 COM; nh Birmingham Diamond; 9 Zurich Diamond

6, 144 MURER Fabiana AME / Brazil 33y 181d 1981 4.80 4.85 -10/11 Former World Champion indoors & out and back as world #1 in 2014 // 10 WJC 2000 (98-dnq); 1 Ibero-American 2006/2010; 2 WCP 2006; 1 South American 2006/2007/2009/2011; 1 Pan-American 2007 (2011-2); =10 OLY 2008 (2012-dnq); 1 WIC 2010 (2008-3=, 2006-dnq, 2014-4); 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 WCH 2011 (2005-dnq, 2007-6=, 2009-5, 2013-5=). 1 Brazilian 2005/2006/2008/2009/2013. Ex-Gymnast (speciality apparatus-asymmetric bars). Coach-Élson Miranda de Souza. 1.72 tall In 2014: 4 WIC; 1 South American Games; 6 Rome Diamond; 1 New York Diamond; 1 Hof; 1 Sollentuna; 1 Glasgow Diamond; 1 Monaco Diamond; 1 London ‘Anniversary’; nh Birmingham Diamond; 1 Zurich Diamond (won Diamond Race); 2 Great North CityGames

7, 241 EBONDO Sirine AFR / Tunisia 30y 317d 1983 4.10 4.21 -06 (née Balti). 5x African Champion // 4.23i -14. 9 WJC 2002; 1 African Champs 2002/2004/2006/2012/2014; 7 WCP 2006; 3 Francophone Games 2013 In 2014: 2 St-Denis-Réunion; 2 Annecy; 8 French; 3 Portuguese; 1 African Champs

8, 234 ZHUK-KRASNOVA Angelina EUR / Russia 23y 218d 1991 4.65 4.70 -13 2014 European bronze // =5 EIC 2013; 1 under-23 ECH 2013; 7 WCH 2013; 3 ECH 2014. 2 Russian indoor 2013 In 2014: 5 Russian indoor; 1 Russian Teams; 7 Rome Diamond; 1 Turku Paavo Nurmi Games; 2 Tomblaine; nh Montreuil; 1 Russian Cup; 1 Moscow Kuts; 3 Russian; 3 ECH

Women’s Triple Jump Sep 13 / 18:50

2014 World Best: 15.31 Caterine Ibargüen COL Monaco 18 Jul 14 Meeting Record: 15.25 Olga Rypakova APA Split 4 Sep 10

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best

1, 201 EKE Nadia AFR / Ghana 21y 245d 1993 13.28 13.28 -14 2014 African Championship silver // 13.40w -14. 13.09i -14. 10 COM 2014; 2 African Champs 2014. 8 NCAA 2012; 6 NCAA indoor 2014 In 2014: 6 NCAA indoor; 3 Gainesville; 6 Penn Relays; 1 New Haven; 2 Warri; 1 Kumasi; 10 COM; 2 African Champs

2, 232 KONEVA Yekaterina EUR / Russia 25y 352d 1988 14.89 14.89 -14 2013 World silver, then 2014 World indoor gold // LJ pb: 6.70 -11 (6.56i -14). 1 WSG 2011/2013; 2 ETCh 2013; 2 WCH 2013; 1 WIC 2014; 2 ECH 2014. 1 Russian 2014. Served a two year doping ban from 2007-2009 In 2014: 1 WIC; 1 Russian Teams; 2 Rome Diamond; 1 ETCh; 1 Zhukovskiy; 2 Lausanne Diamond; 2 Monaco Diamond; 1 Russian; 2 ECH; 3 Brussels Diamond

3, 136 LEVERTON Linda APA / Australia 27y 175d 1987 13.93 13.93 -14 14.07w -13. 5 COM 2014. 1 Australian 2013. Born-Brisbane. Coach-Gary Bourne In 2014: 1 Brisbane (Feb 1); 1 Adelaide Classic; 1 Queensland State; 1 Melbourne Classic; 1 Brisbane Classic; 1 Australian; 1 Brisbane (May 31); 5 New York Diamond; 5 COM; 6 Rieti

4, 205 WILLIAMS Kimberly AME / Jamaica 25y 313d 1988 14.59 14.62 -13 New Commonwealth Games Champion // 14.78w-13. LJ pb: 6.66w -09, 6.55i -11, 6.42 -09 (6.24 -12). dnq World Youth 2005; dnq WJC 2006; 3 Central American & Caribbean Champs 2009; 6 OLY 2012; 4 WCH 2013 (2011-dnq); 3 WIC 2014 (2012-5); 1 COM 2014. 1 NCAA LJ/TJ 2009 (1 NCAA indoor TJ 2009/2011). 1 Jamaican 2010/2012/2013/2014 In 2014: 3 WIC; 3 Doha Diamond; 9 Rome Diamond; 2 Hengelo; 1 New York Diamond; 1 Jamaican; 2 Linz Gugl LJ; 3 Monaco Diamond; 1 COM; 4 Birmingham Diamond; 4 Brussels Diamond

5, 165 MBUMI NKOUINDJIN Joelle AFR / Cameroon 28y 111d 1986 14.02 14.02 -14 2014 African Champion at Triple Jump // LJ pb: 6.35 -14. 5 African Championships LJ 2010 (10 TJ); 4 African Games LJ 2011 (5 TJ); 3 Francophone Games TJ (9 LJ); 7 COM TJ 2014; 1 African Champs TJ 2014 (3 LJ) In 2014: 7 COM TJ (11 LJ); 1 African Champs TJ (3 LJ)

6, 242 SALADUKHA Olga EUR / Ukraine 31y 101d 1983 14.73 14.99 -12 Former World Champion. Three times European Champion // 15.06w -11. 9 EJC 2001; 5 WJC 2002; 4 under-23 ECH 2005; 1 ECP 2006/2008; 6 WCP 2006; 1 WSG 2007 (2005-2); 6 WIC 2008; 1 ETCh 2010/2011/2013 (2014-2); 1 ECH 2010/2012/2014 (2006-4); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 WCH 2011 (2007 -7, 2013-3); 3 OLY 2012 (2008-9); 1 EIC 2013. 1 Ukrainian 2008 & indoor 2014 Her husband Denys Kostyuk is a professional cyclist who ﬁnished 153rd in the 2011 Tour de France, their daughter, Diana In 2014: 1 Ukrainian indoor; 2 WIC; 2 Doha Diamond; 4 Rome Diamond; 2 ETCh; 4 Lausanne Diamond; 1 ECH; 2 Brussels Diamond She has moved her family from the troubled area of Donyetsk to Kiev (“It was impossible to train there from the middle of the May”)

7, 159 LI Yanmei APA / China (PR of) 24y 219d 1990 14.14 14.35 -11/13 Silver at 2012 Asian Indoor Games // LJ pb: 6.35 -07. 1 Asian junior 2008 (2 LJ); 6 WJC 2008; 4 Asian Indoor Games 2009; 4 Asian Champs 2011; dnq WCH 2011; 2 Asian Indoor Champs 2012; 5 WIC 2014 (2012-7) In 2014: 5 WIC; 1 Zhaoqing; 1 Beijing; 1 Kunshan; 4 Hengelo; 1 Ostrava Golden Spike; 1 Oordegem Buyle; 8 Monaco Diamond

8, 166 IBARGÜEN Caterine AME / Colombia 30y 213d 1984 15.31 15.31 -14 2013 World gold, 2012 Olympic silver, 2011 World bronze // LJ pb: 6.87w, 6.73 -12. HJ pb: 1.93 -05. Heptathlon pb: 5742 -09. dnq OLY HJ 2004; dnq WCH HJ 2005/2009; 1 South American HJ 2005/2006/2007/2009 & TJ 2011; dnq WIC HJ 2006; 1 Pan-American TJ 2011; 2 OLY TJ 2012; 1 WCH TJ 2013 (2011 -3). 1.65 tall In 2014: 1 Doha Diamond; 1 Ponce; 1 Rome Diamond; 1 Hengelo; 1 Colombian; 1 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Monaco Diamond (15.31, the world’s longest jump since 2008); 1 Birmingham Diamond; 1 Brussels Diamond (Her 19th win in succession, she hasn’t been beaten since losing to Olga Rypakova at the London Olympics on August 5, 2012)

Women’s Discus Throw Sep 13 / 19:50

2014 World Best: 71.08 Sandra Perković CRO Zurich 16 Aug 14 Meeting Record: 71.54 Ilke Wyludda GDR Barcelona 10 Sep 89

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best

1, 139 SAMUELS Dani APA / Australia 26y 109d 1988 67.99 67.99 -14 In Berlin 2009 she became the first Australian to win a global title in a throwing event SP pb: 17.05 -14. dnq World Youth SP 2003; 1 Commonwealth Youth SP/DT 2004; 1 World Youth 2005 (3 SP); 3 COM 2006 (12 SP); 9 OLY 2008 (2012-12, or 11 once Darya Pishchalnikova’s disqualification is confirmed by the IOC); 1 WSG 2009 (2007-2); 1 WCH 2009 (2007-dnq, 2011/2013-10); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 COM 2014. 1 Australian 2008-2012 (1 SP 2012). Born/lives-Sydney, her sisters Jamie and Casey were both basketball internationals for Australia. Coach-Dennis Knowles (ex-GBR). 1.82/82kg In 2014: 1 Sydney; 1 New South Wales State SP/DT; 1 Sydney Classic; 1 Melbourne Classic; 1 Australian; 1 Wiesbaden; 2 Shanghai Diamond; 2 Paris Diamond; 3 Glasgow Diamond; 1 COM; 2 Stockholm Diamond; 3 Zurich Diamond

2, 170 PÉREZ Yaimí AME / Cuba 23y 107d 1991 66.03 66.03 -14 2010 World Junior Champion // 1 WJC 2010. dnq OLY 2012; 11 WCH 2013. 1 Cuban 2013/2014 In 2014: 1 Havana (2x); 1 Cuban; 4 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Havana Barrientos; 7 Eugene Diamond; 4 Oslo Diamond; 1 Bilbao; 3 Turku Paavo Nurmi Games; 2 Tomblaine; 7 Paris Diamond; 7 Montreuil; 5 Glasgow Diamond; nm Pan-American Sports Festival

3, 216 MOUDDEN Amina AFR / Morocco 30y 253d 1984 50.47 52.64 -04 (Moudden aka El Moudden) // 1 African junior 2001/2003; 3 African Champs 2014 In 2014: 1 Rabat; 1 Moroccan; 3 African Champs

4, 191 ROBERT-MICHON Mélina EUR / France 35y 57d 1979 65.51 66.28 -13 If it wasn’t for Sandra Perković, she would be the reigning World & European Champion 2 WJC 98; 1 under-23 ECH 2001 (99-12); 3 WSG 2001 (99-8); 2 ECP 2003 (2000-5, 2001-6, 2002-8, 2004/2008-4, 2006-7, 2007-6, 2008-4); 1 Mediterranean Games 2009; 6 OLY 2012 (or fifth once Darya Pishchalnikova’s disqualification is confirmed by the IOC) (2000/2004-dnq); 1 ETCh 2013/2014 (2009-2, 2011-5); 2 WCH 2013 (2003-11, 2007-12, 2009-8); 2 ECH 2014 (98/2006-dnq, 2002-12, 2012-6). 1 French 2000-2009/2011/2012/2013/2014. Born- Voiron. Coaches-Serge Debie & Jérôme Simian. Daughter-Elyssa born 2010. 1.82/75kg In 2014: 1 Vénissieux; 1 European Throws Cup; 1 St-Denis-Réunion; 1 Annecy; 1 Montgeron; 3 Shanghai Diamond; 5 Eugene Diamond; 5 Oslo Diamond; 1 Roanne; 1 ETCh; 4 Tomblaine; 4 Paris Diamond; 5 Montreuil; 1 French; 2 ECH; 4 Stockholm Diamond; 5 Zurich Diamond; 2 DécaNation

5, 162 YANG Yanbo APA / China (PR of) 24y 188d 1990 63.31 63.32 -12 SP pb: 17.41 -11. 3 World Schools Games 2006. 1 Chinese junior 2009; 1 Chinese Universities 2011 In 2014: 1 Tempe; 1 Mt SAC Relays; 4 La Jolla; 7 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Zeulenroda; 1 Fränkisch-Crumbach; 4 Jinan

6, 250 LEWIS-SMALLWOOD Gia AME / United States 35y 165d 1979 69.17 69.17 -14 North American record holder & nemesis of Sandra Perković // 4 Pan-Am Games 2011; dnq OLY 2012; 5 WCH 2013 (2011-dnq). 1 US 2013/2014. Graduated (in 2002) from the University of Illinois with degrees in Political Science, Economics & Spanish. Coach-Michael Turk. 1.83/93kg She is the only woman to defeat Sandra Perković in the past two years She makes the sign of a cross and points to the sky before every throw In 2014: 1 Memphis; 1 Danville KY; 1 Champaign; 1 Edwardsville; 2 La Jolla; 1 Kingston Jamaica Invitational; 6 Shanghai Diamond; 3 Eugene Diamond; 2 Oslo Diamond; 1 US; 3 Paris Diamond; 3 Montreuil; 1 Glasgow Diamond; 3 Stockholm Diamond; 1 Bad Köstritz; 2 Zurich Diamond; 1 DécaNation (huge new North American record of 69.17)

7, 223 OKORO Chinwe AFR / Nigeria 25y 85d 1989 59.79 59.79 -14 Twice African Champion & Nigerian record holder at Discus Throw // SP pb: 17.39 -12 (16.40 -14). 1 African Champs SP/DT 2012; 1 African Champs DT 2014 (2 SP). 1 US junior SP 2008 (2 DT); 7 NCAA SP 2012. Studied Biology at the University of Louisville. Former US Junior Champion at Shot Put (though she never competed for the US internationally) In 2014: 1 Louisville SP/DT (Mar 28); 1 Louisville SP (2 DT) (Apr 4); 1 Nigerian DT (2 SP); 1 African Champs DT (2 SP)

8, 168 PERKOVIĆ Sandra EUR / Croatia 24y 84d 1990 71.08 71.08 -14 In London 2012 became Croatia’s ﬁrst-ever Olympic Champion in athletics. Diamond Race winner in 2012, 2013 & 2014 SP pb: 16.99i, 16.40 -11 (15.21i, 14.35 -14). 2 World Youth 2007; 3 WJC 2008 (2006-dnq); dnq WJC SP 2008; 1 EJC 2009 (2007-2); 5 EJC SP 2009; 9 WJC 2009; 1 ECH 2010/2012; 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 1 OLY 2012; 1 Mediterranean Games 2013; 1 WCH 2013. 1 Croatian 2008/2009/2010/2012. Served a six-month doping suspension in 2011. 1.83/88kg Her coach since 2012, Edis Elkasevic, was 2002 World Junior Champion at Shot Put. He says her aim is to throw 72m in a closed stadium rather than one with optimum wind conditions In 2014: 1 Croatian indoor SP; 1 Croatian winter SP/DT; 1 Shanghai Diamond; 1 Eugene Diamond; 1 Oslo Diamond; 1 ETCh 2nd League (3 SP); 1 Paris Diamond; 2 Glasgow Diamond (sore back); 1 ECH (71.08, the furthest thrown by a woman since 1992); 1 Stockholm Diamond; 1 Zurich Diamond (won Diamond Race - she’s won 28 of her last 30 contests at Discus Throw, losing only to Gia Lewis-Smallwood USA in Zagreb 2013 & Glasgow 2014)

Women’s Javelin Throw Sep 13 / 21:10

2014 World Best: 67.99 Barbora Špotáková CZE Brussels 5 Sep 14 Meeting Record: 68.14 Maria Abakumova EUR Split 4 Sep 14

Age (Days) Born Season’s Best Personal Best

1, 202 NARTEY Mary Zuta AFR / Ghana 26y 303d 1987 52.57 52.57 -14 (Nartey aka Narteh) // 2 African Champs 2014 (2012-4) In 2014: 1 Kumasi; 2 African Champs

2, 200 STAHL Linda EUR / Germany 28y 346d 1985 67.32 67.32 -14 2010 European Champion, then bronzes in 2012 & 2014 // 1 under-23 ECH 2007; 1 ECH 2010 (2012/2014-3); 4 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 3 OLY 2012; 4 WCH 2013 (2007-8, 2009-6); 3 ETCh 2014. 1 German 2013/2014. Threw her pre-2010 best of 66.06 on Leverkusen on July 30, 2008 – too late for German Olympic consideration that year (they’d already picked their team). Coach-Helge Zollkau (he also coached Stefﬁ Nerius). 1.75/78kg In 2014: 1 European Throws Cup; 5 Doha Diamond; 1 Halle; 1 North Rhine-Westphalia; 7 Rome Diamond; 1 Leverkusen; 1 New York Diamond (pb 67.32 which puts her 10th all-time); 3 ETCh; 2 Velenje; 4 Lausanne Diamond; 5 Monaco Diamond; 1 German; 3 ECH; 3 Birmingham Diamond; 4 Brussels Diamond

3, 137 MICKLE Kim APA / Australia 29y 258d 1984 66.83 66.83 -14 2014 Commonwealth gold & 2013 World silver when she set personal bests in qualifying and rounds two and six of the ﬁnal 1 World Youth 2001; 9 WJC 2002; 5 WCP 2006; 3 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; dnq OLY 2012; 2 WCH 2013 (2009-dnq, 2011-6 hen she broke a rib on her ﬁrst throw); 1 COM 2014 (2010-2, 2006-4). 1 Australian 2005-2014. Born/lives-Perth. Coach-Grant Ward. 1.68/69kg In 2014: 1 Adelaide Classic; 1 Perth Classic; 1 Melbourne Classic (set Oceanian record 66.83); 1 Australian; 2 Doha Diamond; 3 Rome Diamond; 3 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Kuortane; 3 Monaco Diamond; 1 COM

4, 253 PATTERSON Kara AME / United States 28y 156d 1986 62.90 66.67 -10 North American record holder & 5x US Champion // 2 Pan-American junior 2005; dnq OLY 2008/2012; dnq WCH 2009; 6 IAAF Continental Cup 2010. 1 US 2008/2009/2010/2011/2014. Was a student of interior design at Purdue University, West Lafayette. Coach-Jack Warner. 1.83/86kg In 2014: 1 Texas Relays; 1 Drake Relays; 6 Doha Diamond; 1 Tucson; 9 Rome Diamond; 4 New York Diamond; 1 US; 6 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Burnaby Jerome; 4 Lucerne; 7 Monaco Diamond; 1 Chula Vista (Jul 31)

5, 230 VILJOEN Sunette AFR / South Africa 31y 250d 1983 65.32 69.35 -12 4x African Champion. Twice Commonwealth Games Champion. 2011 World bronze. Twice World Student Games Champion 3 African Games 2003/2007; 1 Afro-Asian Games 2003; 1 African Champs 2004/2008/2010/2014; 1 COM 2006/2010 (2014-2); 1 WSG 2009/2011 (2005-12, 2007-5); 2 IAAF Continental Cup 2010; 3 WCH 2011 (2003/2009-dnq, 2013-6); 4 OLY 2012 (2004/2008-dnq). 1 South African 2003/2004/2006/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013/3014. She was urged to try javelin by a teacher who noticed how well she threw cricket balls. Coach-Tertius Liebenberg. 1.70/70kg In 2014: 1 Sasolburg; 1 South African (8th time); 3 Doha Diamond; 5 Lausanne Diamond; 2 COM; 1 African Champs; 2 Brussels Diamond

6, 171 SPOTÁKOVÁ Barbora EUR / Czech Republic 33y 75d 1981 67.99 72.28 -08 Olympic Champion in Beijing & London. World record holder since 2008 Heptathlon pb: 5880 -13. 4 WJC Heptathlon 2000; 6 under-23 ECH 2003; 1 WSG 2005 (2003-4); 2 ECH 2006 (2002-dnq, 2010-3); 1 WCH 2007 (2005-dnq, 2009/2011-2); 1 OLY 2008/2012 (2004-dnq); 1 ETCh 2014 (2009-2, 2011-3); 1 ECH 2014 (2002-dnq, 2006-4, 2010-3). 1 Czech 2003/2005-2012. Athlete of the Year in Czech Republic for four years in a row 2007-2010. Coach-Jan Železný (formerly Rudolf Cerny). 1.82/80kg Partner-Lukas Novotny, their son Janek born May 24, 2013 In 2014: 1 Rome Diamond; 1 Prague Odložil; 1 ETCh; 1 Lausanne Diamond; 1 Monaco Diamond; ; 1 ECH; 2 Birmingham Diamond (Her ﬁrst loss since maternity – to Liz Gleadle of Canada); 1 Brussels Diamond (won Diamond Race)

7, 163 ZHANG Li APA / China (PR of) 25y 239d 1989 61.44 64.74 -12 2008 Olympic ﬁnalist // 1 World Youth 2005; 4 WJC 2006/2008; 10 OLY 2008 (2012-dnq); 5 Asian Champs 2013; dnq WCH 2013. Born-Jiangxi Province. Coach-Zhao Yong. 1.78/79kg In 2014: 3 Chengdu; 1 Zhaoqing; 3 Halle; 3 Leverkusen; 1 Sotteville; 2 CHN v JPN v KOR; 1 Jinan

8, 153 GLEADLE Liz AME / Canada 25y 281d 1988 64.50 64.50 -14 Canadian record holder & 2012 Olympic ﬁnalist // 5 World Youth 2005; 12 WJC 2006; 1 North/Central America & Caribbean under-23 2008/2010; 6 WSG 2009 (2011-8); 12 OLY 2012; 5 COM 2014. 1 Canadian 2009/2012. Coach-Larry Steinke. 1.85/84kg In 2014: 1 Vancouver; 1 Calgary; 1 Lethbridge; 1 Canadian; 1 Victoria; 3 Burnaby Jerome; 5 COM; 1 Birmingham Diamond (defeated Barbora Špotáková)